Yoga Vasistha [sanskrit]

223,437 words | ISBN-10: 8171101519

The Sanskrit edition of the Yoga-vasistha including English translation and grammatical analysis. The Yogavasistha is a Hindu spiritual text written by Valmiki (who also authored the Ramayana) dealing with the philosophical topics from the Advaita-vedanta school. Chronologically it precedes the Ramayana.

Verse 2.14.17

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विचारविकला यस्य मतिर्मान्द्यमुपेयुषः ।
तस्योदेत्यशनिश्चन्द्रान्मुधा यक्षः शिशोरिव ॥ १७ ॥

vicāravikalā yasya matirmāndyamupeyuṣaḥ |
tasyodetyaśaniścandrānmudhā yakṣaḥ śiśoriva || 17 ||

The man having a dull mind and incapable of reasoning (of reason) as a flash of lightning, like boys, sees false apparitions about him.
English translation by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (2.14.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vicara, Vikala, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Mati, Mandya, Upeyivas, Tad, Yasha, Nishcandra, Mudha, Yaksha, Shishu, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.14.17). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “vicāravikalā yasya matirmāndyamupeyuṣaḥ ”
vicāra -
vicāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vikalā* -
vikala (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vikalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
yasya -
yasya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yasya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√yas -> yasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √yas]

ya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√yas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
matir -
mati (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

mati (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
māndyam -
māndya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
upeyuṣaḥ -
upeyivas (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

upeyivas (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “tasyodetyaśaniścandrānmudhā yakṣaḥ śiśoriva ”
tasyo -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
udet -
√ud (verb class 6)

[optative active third single]
yaśa -
yaśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yaśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
niścandrān -
niścandra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]

niścandra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
mudhā* -
mudhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
yakṣaḥ -
yakṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śiśor -
śiśu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

śiśu (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]